Squats with Chains
In the research, chains and bands are called accommodating resistance training. This is because they change the resistance your body has to overcome as you perform the exercise. Chains hang down from...
program design
Squats in a Team Strength and Conditioning Setting
The squat and its variations is probably my number one “must do” exercise in athletic strength and conditioning programs, even ahead of the Olympic lifts and hip hinges. The squat strengthens the...
Strength and Conditioning Can Make or Break a Team
I occasionally like to Tweet that strength and conditioning is a lot bigger than just lifting weights. It can define a team and the right strength and conditioning coach can be a...
Off-Season Training in a Team Setting
However, there is a huge difference between training in a team setting (high school, college, even pro) and training in a facility with a one-on-one setting. A team setting may have 20-50...
Time is not a Strength and Power Athlete’s Friend
Like other exercise students, I had a lot of education about the impact of age on the body - especially chronic disease, the bones, and strength/muscle mass. A question that always comes...